{{Mselecbanner12}}{{MsUSsen2012toc}}Voters in [[Mississippi]] '''elected one member to the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]]''' in the [[United States Congress elections, 2012|November 6, 2012 elections]].

{{Mselecbanner12}}{{MsUSsen2012toc}}Voters in [[Mississippi]] '''elected one member to the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]]''' in the [[United States Congress elections, 2012|November 6, 2012 elections]].

|Primary=Mississippi has an [[Open primary|open primary]] system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.

|Primary=Mississippi has an [[Open primary|open primary]] system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.

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|Voter registration=Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 11. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6.<ref>[http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/home/tab5/2012%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf ''Mississippi Secretary of State'' "2012 Elections Calendar," Accessed July 25, 2012]</ref>

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|Voter registration=Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 11, 2012. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/home/tab5/2012%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf ''Mississippi Secretary of State'', "2012 Elections Calendar," accessed July 25, 2012]</ref>

|State=Mississippi

|State=Mississippi

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|Incumbent=The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by [[Roger Wicker]] (R). First appointed to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 2007, Wicker is running for re-election in [[United States Senate elections, 2012|2012]].}}

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|Incumbent=The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat, which was held by [[Roger Wicker]] (R). First appointed to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 2007, Wicker ran for re-election in [[United States Senate elections, 2012|2012]].}}

Republican incumbent [[Roger Wicker]], first appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, is seeking re-election in 2012. Wicker easily won the March 14th Republican primary election with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He will face Democratic primary victor [[Albert N. Gore]] and two third party candidates - Constitution Party nominee [[Thomas Cramer]] and Reform Party nominee [[Shawn O'Hara]] - in the general election on November 6, 2012.

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Republican incumbent [[Roger Wicker]], first appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, sought re-election in 2012. Wicker easily won the March 14th, 2012 Republican primary election with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He faced Democratic primary victor [[Albert N. Gore]] and two third party candidates - Constitution Party nominee [[Thomas Cramer]] and Reform Party nominee [[Shawn O'Hara]] - in the general election on November 6, 2012.

===Competitiveness===

===Competitiveness===

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According to an analysis of the 2012 Senate elections published in ''The New York Times,'' Mississippi is rated as solid Republican, in favor of the incumbent, heading into the general election.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/senate ''The New York Times,'' "2012 Senate race ratings," accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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According to an analysis of the 2012 Senate elections published in ''The New York Times'', Mississippi is rated as solid Republican, in favor of the incumbent, heading into the general election.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/senate ''The New York Times'', "2012 Senate race ratings," accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

On November 4, 2008, [[Roger Wicker]] won election to the [[United States Senate]]. He defeated Ronnie Musgrove (I) in the general election to fill an unexpired term.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"]</ref>

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On November 4, 2008, [[Roger Wicker]] won election to the [[United States Senate]]. He defeated former governor Ronnie Musgrove (D) in the general election to fill an unexpired term.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'', "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"]</ref>

{{Election box 2008

{{Election box 2008

|Chamber=U.S. Senate General Election, Mississippi

|Chamber=U.S. Senate General Election, Mississippi

|party1=Republican

|party1=Republican

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|party2=Independent

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|party2=Democratic

|winner1 = Roger Wicker

|winner1 = Roger Wicker

|candidate2 = Ronnie Musgrove

|candidate2 = Ronnie Musgrove

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|Inc1=Y

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*Musgrove was listed on ballot as "No Party Affiliation."

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On November 4, 2008, [[Thad Cochran]] won re-election to the [[United States Senate]]. He defeated Erik Fleming (D) in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" Accessed November 3, 2011]</ref>

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On November 4, 2008, [[Thad Cochran]] won re-election to the [[United States Senate]]. He defeated Erik Fleming (D) in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'', "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" accessed November 3, 2011]</ref>

Incumbent: The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat, which was held by Roger Wicker (R). First appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, Wicker ran for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

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Race background

Republican incumbent Roger Wicker, first appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, sought re-election in 2012. Wicker easily won the March 14th, 2012 Republican primary election with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He faced Democratic primary victor Albert N. Gore and two third party candidates - Constitution Party nominee Thomas Cramer and Reform Party nominee Shawn O'Hara - in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Competitiveness

According to an analysis of the 2012 Senate elections published in The New York Times, Mississippi is rated as solid Republican, in favor of the incumbent, heading into the general election.[7]